Full Stack Software Engineer (L5) - Game Lifecycle Engineering
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
As a full stack engineer on our Game Lifecycle team, you’ll be focusing on supporting game operations teams and providing core functionality to allow us to easily release games on the Netflix platform. You’ll work closely with amazing colleagues to create solutions to help scale Gaming at Netflix. Our users and stakeholders are many and varied, and every day is different - you’ll work with different cross-functional partners to solve large problems and help define the future of the Netflix Games Platform.
Our ideal candidate is a true full-stack engineer who is interested in every part of a feature - from a glimmer of an idea, to a released solution that needs to be supported long-term. Our day-to-day work is generally heavier on the backend, but we also value strong front-end skills and creating an amazing user experience. We believe strongly in owning our features end-to-end.
You’ll succeed in this role by drawing from your web development skills, ability to reason about complex systems, strong product mindset, and experience working on and maintaining live services or games.
Qualifications
6+ years of full stack development experience
Strong backend programming skills in Java
Strong experience working on modern front-end UI using Javascript/Typescript, ideally with React and GraphQL
Experience working on at least one live production system - this could be a live service game or a non-gaming service, as long as you have experience in what it means to operate and maintain your own products and support users
Nice to have
Experience with Python and Go
Experience building tooling for internal or external users (bonus for technical users)
Experience or strong interest in the gaming industry
Understanding of the complexities of devops for games - maybe you’ve been on game teams, supported game teams with tooling, or been an indie game dev
Who you are
You’re focused on solving problems without an ego - you’re comfortable making informed decisions yourself when needed to drive solutions, but you know when to involve others and you’re happy to be a supporting player when that’s what’s best for Netflix
You thrive in an environment of ambiguity - you don’t always need a product spec to be comfortable and you understand that things can change quickly
You value collaboration and can effectively build strong relationships with fellow engineers and cross-functional teams
You’re pragmatic and thoughtful - you consider tradeoffs and aren’t frustrated by change or by having to compromise
You have strong empathy for developers and you’re interested in helping game developers do the best work of their lives
You’re committed to quality and cultivating a culture of operational excellence
Having experience in gaming is a benefit but not at all a requirement. We value candidates with diverse experience, including those from non-traditional backgrounds, and we are committed to maintaining a culture of inclusivity and psychological safety.
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top-of-market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $270,000 - $720,000.
Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.
Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.
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Full Stack Software Engineer (L5) - Game Lifecycle Engineering
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
As a full stack engineer on our Game Lifecycle team, you’ll be focusing on supporting game operations teams and providing core functionality to allow us to easily release games on the Netflix platform. You’ll work closely with amazing colleagues to create solutions to help scale Gaming at Netflix. Our users and stakeholders are many and varied, and every day is different - you’ll work with different cross-functional partners to solve large problems and help define the future of the Netflix Games Platform.
Our ideal candidate is a true full-stack engineer who is interested in every part of a feature - from a glimmer of an idea, to a released solution that needs to be supported long-term. Our day-to-day work is generally heavier on the backend, but we also value strong front-end skills and creating an amazing user experience. We believe strongly in owning our features end-to-end.
You’ll succeed in this role by drawing from your web development skills, ability to reason about complex systems, strong product mindset, and experience working on and maintaining live services or games.
Qualifications
6+ years of full stack development experience
Strong backend programming skills in Java
Strong experience working on modern front-end UI using Javascript/Typescript, ideally with React and GraphQL
Experience working on at least one live production system - this could be a live service game or a non-gaming service, as long as you have experience in what it means to operate and maintain your own products and support users
Nice to have
Experience with Python and Go
Experience building tooling for internal or external users (bonus for technical users)
Experience or strong interest in the gaming industry
Understanding of the complexities of devops for games - maybe you’ve been on game teams, supported game teams with tooling, or been an indie game dev
Who you are
You’re focused on solving problems without an ego - you’re comfortable making informed decisions yourself when needed to drive solutions, but you know when to involve others and you’re happy to be a supporting player when that’s what’s best for Netflix
You thrive in an environment of ambiguity - you don’t always need a product spec to be comfortable and you understand that things can change quickly
You value collaboration and can effectively build strong relationships with fellow engineers and cross-functional teams
You’re pragmatic and thoughtful - you consider tradeoffs and aren’t frustrated by change or by having to compromise
You have strong empathy for developers and you’re interested in helping game developers do the best work of their lives
You’re committed to quality and cultivating a culture of operational excellence
Having experience in gaming is a benefit but not at all a requirement. We value candidates with diverse experience, including those from non-traditional backgrounds, and we are committed to maintaining a culture of inclusivity and psychological safety.
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top-of-market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $270,000 - $720,000.
Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.
Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.